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THE CALENDAR FOR 1877.

JANUARY-31 DAYS.

MOON'S PHASES.

(For Civil Mean Time at Hongkong.)

d. h. M.

d.

h. m.

sec.

SPC.

Last Quarter

6

9 53

44 P.M. First Quarter 22

11 29 44 P.M.

New Moon

14

9

04

32

P.M.

Full Moon 29

4 15

32 P.M.

DAYS DAYS

OF THE OF THE

DAYS

OF THE

11th 12th

WEEK. MONTHỊ MOONS.

Chronology of Remarkable Events.

Mon.

1

Tues.

Wed.

Thur.

Frid.

Sat.

- 2 ~ + CO

17

18

3

19

4

20

5

21

22

Sun.

7

23

Mon.

24

Hiogo and Osaka opened, 1868.

Lin Tsihsu appointed Commissioner, 1939. Li Singyuen appointed Imperial Commis -

sioner in Kwangsi, 1851.

Great Fire at Yedo, 1870.

Commissioner Yeh captured, 1858.

Epiphany.

lot after Epiphany. Forts at Chuenpi taken with great slaughter, 1841.

Ice one-fourth inch thick at Canton, 1852. Gunner of the “ · Lady Hughes'' strangled

at Canton, 1785.

Tues.

9

25

Murder of Mr. Holworthy, 1869. Marriage of the Mikado of Japan, 1869.

Wed. 10

26

Thur. 11

27

Sir R. Alcock left Hongkong for England, 1870.

Frid.

12

28

Tung-chi, Emperor of China, died, in the nineteenth year of his age, 1875.

Sat.

13

29

Sun.

14

1

2nd after Epiphany,

Mon. 15

H.I., the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia returned to Hongkong from Nagasaki, 1873.

Tues.

16

3

Wed.

17

4

Great Gunpowder explosion in Hongkong harbour, 1867.

Thur. 18

5

Frid.

19

6

Sat.

20

7

Sun. 21

8

Elliot and Kishen treaty, ceding Hongkong, 1841. Chung How and Suite returned to

China, 1872.

Steamer “Cores" lost on her voyage to Yokohama, 1967. Sir Edmund Head died, 1868,

Attack on Lieut. Kerr and the boat of the “Cockchafer" at Swatow, 1869.

3rd after Epiphany.

Mon. 22

9

Tues. 23

10

P. & O. steamer “Niphon,” lost off Amoy, 1968,

Wed. 24

11

U.S. Corvette "Oneida" lost through collision with P. & O. steamer “Bombay," near

Yokohams, 1870

Thur. 25

12

Princess Royal married, 1858.

Frid. 26

13

Hongkong taken possession of, 1811. St. Paul's Church at Macao burnt 1835.

Sat.

27

14

Sun. 28

15

Septuagesima.

Mon. 29

16

Napoleon III. married, 1853. Loss of steamer “ Suwonada,” 1878.

Tues.

30

17

Lord Saltoun left China with $3,000,000 ransom money, 1846. H.I.H. the Grand Duke

Alexis left for Manila, 1873.

Wed. 31

18

First arrival of the " Colorado " from San Francisco, 1867.